Orlando Magic interim coach James Borrego planned to emphasize to his players the need to begin the first quarter with more intensity and focus prior to their home game Sunday night against the Charlotte Hornets.
Two nights earlier, the Magic trailed...

STORRS — He is a building block. To look at Ryan Tyson, all of 5 feet 9 and 187 pounds, calling him one might seem like a reach. To look at his numbers, one goal and nine points in 33 games this season, it might seem like an even bigger reach.
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Ryan Boatright was among the 17 finalists announced Friday for the Bob Cousy Award, given by the Hall of Fame to the nation’s top point guard.
Shabazz Napier won the award last year, and Kemba Walker in 2011, so Boatright, who leads the Huskies in...

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Barry Stavro ranks the 30 teams. Last week's ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday's games:
1. GOLDEN STATE: Warriors keep rolling, their 24-2 record at home is the best in the league. (1)
2. MEMPHIS: Mike Conley, never an All-Star, is the one who keeps the Grizzlies' offense humming. (3)
3. TORONTO: When DeMar DeRozan plays, the Raptors' record is 25-8, when he sits, only 12-9. (7)
4. ATLANTA: Losing by 25 points at home to Toronto after the All-Star break is a worrisome sign. (2)...

The NBA's best and brightest will gather at the Mecca of basketball this weekend. The All-Star Game and associated activities at the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden create opportunities for NBA fans to take stock of the league.
Sorry, Celtics fans. Aside from Kelly Olynyk's playing in Friday night's Rising Stars Challenge, there's no green presence this weekend.
The Knicks? Carmelo Anthony is starting for the Eastern Conference, although he did injure his knee Monday night. Without Melo,...

(Records through Friday)
1. Golden State Warriors (42-9, last week 2): It's been decades since Warrior fans could say they had a legitimate NBA title contender.
2. Atlanta Hawks (43-11, LW 1): There will be skeptics until the Hawks prove them wrong by winning in the playoffs.
3. Memphis Grizzlies (39-14, LW 3): Might be the biggest threat to the Warriors in the West with their physical style.
4. Houston Rockets (36-17, LW 4): Don't be surprised if the Rockets are active before Thursday's trade...

The Charlotte Hornets bolstered their roster Tuesday for a playoff push by acquiring guard Mo Williams from the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Gary Neal.
The Hornets will also get shooting guard Troy Daniels. They will send a 2019 second-round pick to the Timberwolves.
The 32-year-old Williams is averaging 12.2 points and 6.4 assists per game in 41 games, including 19 starts for the injured Ricky Rubio. He is second on the team shooting 34.7 percent from 3-point range. Williams, now in his 12th NBA...

Gary Neal (Towson University, Aberdeen, Calvert Hall), a shooting guard who has been splitting time recently with Lance Stephenson at backup point guard, was traded by the Charlotte Hornets to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday for veteran point guard Mo Williams. The Hornets, who started Tuesday tied for seventh in the Eastern Conference, will also get shooting guard Troy Daniels. They will send a 2019 second-round pick to the Timberwolves. Neal, 30, is averaging 9.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.9...

The Charlotte Hornets have addressed their point guard depth in Kemba Walker's absence by acquiring Mo Williams from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Hornets acquired guards Williams and Troy Daniels, along with cash considerations, from Minnesota in return for Gary Neal and a future second-round pick.
That pick, originally from the Miami Heat, is for the 2019 draft. In order to facilitate the trade, the Hornets have waived Elliot Williams, who was playing on a 10-day contract.
Williams is in his 12th...